Politics

Portuguese football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-earning footballer in the Saudi Pro League in 2024 and he is expected to remain so until his current contract with Al Nassr expires in June 2025. Recall that Cristiano Ronaldo became the biggest active player to move to the Saudi Pro League after Manchester United terminated his

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said President Bola Tinubu has taken all steps needed to make Nigeria a better country. Honourable Tajudeen Abbas said this on Wednesday, on his X handle, while commending President Tinubu for assenting the North West Development Commission Bill into law. The All Progressives Congress (APC) member

A monarch, Gbadewolu of Araromi in Lagos, Oba Lukman Adebambo, has warned against protests in the state. Subtly suggesting that the upcoming protests in Lagos are organized by non-indigenes, Oba Adebambo said: “Whenever there is a protest, infrastructure in Lagos State bears the brunt. People should remember that Lagos State accommodates all and indigenes should

The Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 election, Ahmed Buhari, has voiced his opposition to the widely celebrated Supreme Court judgment that granted financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria. Buhari believes that President Bola Tinubu is implementing this autonomy to secure political support at the grassroots level for

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said that it is not the organizer of the planned nationwide hunger protest scheduled for August 1. In a statement signed by NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, the union debunked the reports as false. “The Nigeria Labour Congress cannot withdraw from a protest that it did not organize,” the

Super Falcons captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, has revealed how she and other members of the team can help Nigeria survive in Group C of the 2024 Olympics filled with powerhouses in women’s football. The Women’s Football Tournament at the 2024 Olympics will kick off on Thursday, a day before the opening ceremony of the Games, which

Anambra South Senatorial District Senator, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has expressed his heartfelt appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the Southeast Development Commission Bill into law. In a statement sent to journalists on his behalf by his media aide, Kamen Chuks Ogbonna, Senator Ubah praised the President’s commitment to addressing the southeast’s development challenges

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced that Nigerian employers are required to pay their employees a minimum wage of ₦70,000. Akpabio emphasized that employers can no longer pay housemaids, drivers, or gatemen less than ₦70,000 monthly. Naturenex reports that the Senate President made this statement during plenary as the Senate passed the new minimum wage

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Omuma Local Government Area in Rivers State, Promise Reginald has dismissed the arrest call by lawmakers loyal to ex-governor Nyesom Wike. Naturenex reports that the lawmakers had at their sitting on Monday called for the arrest of the caretakers appointed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to run the 23 local

Some unidentified gunmen have reportedly abducted two women, reportedly wives to a certain individual, at Ikerin Opin, in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state. Naturenex learnt that the incident occurred in the late evening of the previous Sunday in the town, while the residents were asleep. It was gathered that the kidnappers had issued

Prominent activist and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has stated that no threats from the government or any other quarters can prevent the impending nationwide protests scheduled to commence on August 1. Despite statements from various organizations and the presidency condemning the planned protests, Falana said the demonstrations aim to draw attention to the prevailing

Nigeria’s new minimum wage of N70,000 may not be sufficient to sustain a household of three, according to a report. Despite the 133.3 percent increase from N30,000 in 2019, the wage fails to cover the basic needs of an average Nigerian family. An analysis by BusinessDay, using data from the National Bureau of Statistics, reveals

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended its chairman in Emure Local Government, Ekiti State, Mr. Bola Oluwole, over allegations of theft, misconduct, and misappropriation of party funds. In a statement released in Ikere Ekiti, the APC leadership in Ekiti North Senatorial District announced the suspension, citing the recommendations of a seven-man disciplinary committee. The

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused the Federal Government of instigating the violence that trailed the 2020 #EndSARS protest across the country. Naturenex reports that the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Tuesday. Falana alleged that the Nigerian government sent troops to kill the